Don’t be surprised if a performer at the music pavilion slated to open next spring on the Outer Harbor leaves the stage during the roar of the crowd, steps into one of two showers inside the green room directly behind it and reemerges minutes later to play an encore.
The open-air, $12 million music pavilion and events center, fronting Lake Erie on an elevated concrete slab within the steel frame of the former Terminal B warehouse, is nearly complete.
It will be the first permanent stage on the Outer Harbor, where concerts have been held for more than a quarter century at several locations, but until now never with built-in electrical and water service.
“This is going to be a great location to have a concert, with great music in a great setting,” said Mark Wendel, the senior director of design for Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. who has overseen the site’s transformation.
“I’m looking forward to seeing the public have the opportunity to watch the sunsets and utilize space that hasn’t been open to them for a number of years,” Wendel said.
The space, southwest of Lakeside Bike Park and reachable through the bike park tunnel, will also host cultural events, charity runs and other activities.
Encompassing 97,148 square feet, the former Terminal B will be open to the public to walk around in when nothing is scheduled.
The site will hold 5,000 to 6,000 people, Wendel said. That’s smaller than the earlier estimate of 8,000, a decision influenced by traffic capability at concerts held on a nearby site the past couple of summers.
There are no seats, so people will be expected to bring blankets or fold-up chairs. A few outcroppings and an overlook deck also provide viewing areas. There is pavement near the stage, to be painted gray, where people will be able to stand, and a cutout in the middle with artificial turf to also watch from and where the soundboard will stand.
Two rooms of insulated metal paneling are near the stage. The one…
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